The government has until Sept. 30 to pass a funding bill and avoid a shutdown. There's just one problem with that timeline – August recess.

Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will aim to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall's critical midterm elections with a vote Tuesday to fund the federal…